Washington can advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a win over Montreal on Wednesday night.

Will the playoff field shrink Wednesday night? Here are keys to each game, plus Tuesday's recaps, Three Stars.

The Capitals have can eliminate the Canadiens with a win in Game 5, a situation that Washington hasn't faced since 2019.

Carolina and Montreal have played twice in the postseason, the Hurricanes winning each series, the most recent six games in the 2006 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Before relocating to Carolina for ...

The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs begin on April 19. The Winnipeg Jets are the NHL's top overall seed, having finished the ...

Here are the playoff matchups, schedule and results for the first round of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs (all times p.m. ET, ...

Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Tuesday night and included the first team to advance and more pressure mounting on a ...

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Aliaksei Protas is likely to return for the Washington Capitals when they try to advance past the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Capital One ...

The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers get their first chance this spring to close out the Tampa Bay Lightning ...

ARLINGTON, V.A. — For Dylan Strome, the Washington Capitals have come to mean just about everything. It's where the ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs face the Ottawa Senators in Game 5 of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Tuesday, ...

The Edmonton Oilers face the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Tuesday, ...